June 6 is the National Eye Care Day. In recent years, juvenile myopia in China has become more common and younger. At present, "small myopia" is not uncommon among children under 6 years old. 0-6 years old is the key period of early myopia prevention and control, and children's myopia is increasingly valued.
Last week, a survey of 1532 parents of children aged 0-6 by the Social Survey Center of the China Youth Daily (wenjuan. com) showed that only 45.8% of the parents of the children interviewed had completely normal eyesight. There are three major phenomena of children's myopia caused by electronic products not leaving their hands, using eyes for a long time without rest, and using eyes in close proximity. 73.8% of the surveyed parents hope to promote the establishment and popularization of electronic archives of vision health.
Among the parents of the children interviewed, 37.8% were children aged 0-3 and 62.2% were children aged 4-6.
Only 14.4% of the surveyed parents can prevent their children from playing with electronic products
The daughter of Lingli, a post-90s baby mother in Nanchang, is one and a half years old. When she goes to the hospital for child care, she will regularly check her eyesight. At present, her eyes are very healthy. Ling Li said that there is no TV at home, and the only projector has not been turned on since the birth of the child. "We try not to play electronic products for the child, and we usually read picture books with the child.".
The child of Bi Jie, a post-80s mother in Hangzhou, is 4 years old. Not long ago, she took her child to a special hospital to register for optometry. "The vision is still in the normal range, but the hyperopia reserve is obviously insufficient". She said that children play tablets and watch TV every day. "They play tablets 2-3 times a day for 20 minutes each time. They mainly watch early education apps and some entertainment content".
Tao Zhiyuan, the son of the post-80s generation in Nanchang, is 5 years old and in the middle class of kindergarten. He said frankly that he had never measured his children's eyesight, and "felt that he was too young to have a special test". Children learn English every day, watch cartoons, and watch tablets for more than an hour.
The survey found that only 45.8% of the parents of the surveyed children had completely normal vision, and 28.7% were at the edge of myopia. 25.1% had myopia, of which 21.1% were mild myopia, 3.3% were moderate myopia, and 0.7% were high myopia. The interactive analysis found that the proportion of normal vision (38.8%) in children aged 4-6 years was significantly lower than that in children aged 0-3 years (57.2%), and the proportion of marginal myopia and mild myopia was higher.
How long does the child play electronic products every day? According to the survey, 22.3% played within 15 minutes every day, 47.9% played for 15 minutes to 1 hour, 10.8% played for 1 hour to 2 hours, and 4.6% played for more than two hours. Only 14.4% of the surveyed parents can prevent their children from playing with electronic products. Further analysis found that among children with completely normal vision, the proportion of parents who did not give their children access to electronic products was the highest (24.7%).
Keeping electronic products in hand is regarded as the first phenomenon detrimental to children's vision development
"People who take babies know that the tablet is a magic tool for coaxing babies. The main way for many parents to comfort their children, and even to take babies themselves, is to play with electronic products. When I go to the hospital, I always see parents queuing up for medical treatment and children brushing their mobile phones." Bi Jie said.
Cheng Yun's children in Hubei are going to the first grade of primary school, and they especially like playing online games. At ordinary times, she will properly restrain the children, "but it depends on him whether he listens or not". During the holidays, Cheng Yun will not limit, "play as long as you want". She admitted that children sometimes spend half a day on it, and on average, they can play for more than two hours every day on holidays.
What common phenomena in life are not conducive to children's vision development? According to the data, electronic products were ranked first, with 69.8% of the surveyed parents choosing this item.
Xie Like, vice president of the Ophthalmology Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that the incidence of myopia is getting higher and higher, and it is younger. The main reason is the use of electronic products. "Now in public places, whether at airports, high-speed railway stations, or subway stations, the most common common action of adults and children is to watch mobile phones. There are a lot of programs in electronic products that can attract children's attention and interest. I think electronic products are the key factor that causes our high incidence of myopia and the younger we get.".
Wei Jun in Beijing has two sons. The eldest is 7 years old and the second is 3 years old. They are both nearsighted. He told reporters that he regretted that he had started to cultivate his children's interest in learning early. The children learned Chinese and English at an early age and started the "chicken baby" model. Children also have a strong interest in electronic products. Now the boss is nearsighted more than 100 degrees.
Cheng Yun thinks that long-term eye use is common among many children, and scientific eye use knowledge is insufficient. "Sometimes when we drive out, the children still play games on the tablet or read comic books. The bumpy scene is especially bad for the eyes.".
The phenomenon is not conducive to the development of children's vision. 63.8% of the interviewed parents pointed out that they used their eyes for a long time without rest. 51.4% of the interviewed parents said that they used their eyes for a long time in close proximity, such as reading and painting. 50.0% of the interviewed parents felt that they had little outdoor activities. Others include: not paying attention to eye-catching occasions, such as riding in the car and dark indoors (43.2%), poor sitting posture (33.2%), and liking to eat sweets (23.0%).
Xie Like pointed out that over learning is an important reason for myopia in some young children. "Last week, I also talked with a friend. Now many preschool children have reached CET 3 and can recite many Tang and Song poems. Parents pay too much attention to children's knowledge acquisition, and they also pay too much attention to learning, which is a major reason for their eyesight decline.". In addition, he mentioned that less outdoor activity time is another key factor in the formation of myopia.
73.8% of the interviewed parents hope to promote the establishment and popularization of electronic archives of vision health
"I hope that the school will urge children to do eye exercises correctly and actively, popularize scientific eye habits and eye hygiene, and organize visual screening regularly. It will provide more and more interesting outdoor activities for children. I watched the news two days ago. A school raised more than a dozen squirrels in order to prevent students from myopia, which led children to watch after class. It increases children's outdoor activities and protects their eyes. This is great. " Ling Li said.
Ye Qian from Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, is a high school teacher whose children go to primary school. She especially hopes that teachers can assign less homework on electronic products. "Now the amount of homework is reduced, but it often takes more than half an hour to complete. I'm worried about affecting the child's eyesight, and I'm afraid that he will develop the habit of playing with mobile phones.".
Ye Qian hopes to encourage the development of minors' vision testing institutions, "especially the normalized professional vision testing institutions for young children. At present, children's vision testing mainly goes to hospitals or eye clinics. The former is difficult to register and has too many people, while the latter is worried about not being professional enough". She also hopes that more public sports venues can be built so that children can have more places to exercise and relax.
To prevent myopia among children aged 0-6 years old, 73.8% of the interviewed parents hope to promote the establishment and popularization of electronic archives of vision health, 72.0% of the interviewed parents think it is important to publicize the importance of parents' attention to children's myopia prevention, 66.5% of the interviewed parents think it is necessary to improve the coverage of eye health care and vision inspection, and 50.8% of the interviewed parents hope that the Department of Pediatrics will strengthen the popularization of children's healthy eye knowledge.
In Xie Like's opinion, the prevention and control of myopia is a problem of the whole society and should be "mass prevention and mass treatment". "The state, society, schools, hospitals, families and individuals should have a full understanding". He believes that the examination oriented education environment should be changed and ability should be the focus of talent training. "When I recruit graduate and doctoral students, my grades are secondary. I value students' personal ability and R&D ability more than their academic achievements on paper.".
Xie Like strongly hopes that the media can strengthen the appeal, increase people's attention to minors' myopia, and create an atmosphere for people to prevent myopia in society. "I found that many children think myopia is a matter of indifference. Children should know that myopia is unhealthy eyes. It is important to establish correct cognition from the perspective of thought.".
88.5% of the parents of the interviewed children pointed out that the role of parents is very important
The phenomenon of myopia in young children is getting more and more attention. Last year, the National Health Commission issued the "Standards for Eye Care and Vision Examination Services for Children Aged 0-6 (Trial)" to promote the implementation of early monitoring, early detection, early warning and early intervention. Parents play an irreplaceable role in preventing children's myopia, and should help children develop scientific and healthy eye habits as soon as possible.
Last week, a survey of 1532 parents of children aged 0-6 by the Social Survey Center of China Youth Daily (wenjuan. com) showed that 88.5% of the interviewed parents pointed out that parents played a vital role in preventing children's myopia, and 68.9% of the interviewed parents pointed out that they should control their children's use of electronic products, 59.9% of the surveyed parents said they would reduce their dependence on electronic products.
88.5% of the interviewed parents believe that parents play a vital role in preventing children's myopia
The child of Bi Jie, a post-80s Hangzhou citizen, is 4 years old. At present, the reserve of farsightedness is insufficient. "The temptation of electronic products is great. Don't say that children can't control themselves, and many parents can't set a good example. Even in the company of children, many parents can't devote themselves to it. They bow their heads and play with their mobile phones without much communication with their children. They even give their children a mobile phone, and adults and children play with each other.".
Bi Jie's children are already in kindergarten. She also hopes that the kindergarten will strengthen the publicity of eye care, play a leading role, and popularize the knowledge of eye care to children and parents. She feels that children's myopia is getting younger and younger, and even parents around comfort themselves that "it's not important to wear glasses sooner or later anyway".
"The development of children's eyesight is affected by many factors. But it is very important to develop a good habit of using eyes and realize the importance of protecting eyesight. Parents are the first responsible person." Wei Jun in Beijing has two sons, the eldest is 7 years old and the second is 3 years old. Now both children are nearsighted, and he felt very remorse. "My wife and I are not nearsighted, and we don't care about vision protection. We want to train our children to learn, but we neglect eye health.".
88.5% of the surveyed parents believe that parents play a vital role in preventing children's myopia.
To prevent children's myopia, 68.9% of the interviewed parents pointed out that the use of electronic products should be controlled
Ling Li, born in the 1990s, lives in Nanchang. Her daughter is one and a half years old and will have her eyesight checked regularly. She believes that the most important thing to prevent children from myopia is to sit correctly. Parents should pay attention to children's reading and painting at ordinary times. Secondly, the lighting environment at home is very important, and it is necessary to provide children with a good learning environment. We should also develop good habits, "such as reading in bed and playing with electronic products are not allowed. Parents should do a good job of supervision.".
Liu Wanyu is an employee of a public institution in Beijing. Her daughter is 11 months old. She felt that parents should set an example. Do not brush electronic products and play games in front of children all the time. Without the atmosphere of using electronic products at home, it is not easy to become addicted, and parents have more authority when they discipline their children. "My husband tries to look at the baby without worrying. Sometimes he will hold the child to brush his mobile phone together. Although the child is small, he also takes it seriously. I seriously communicate with him that I cannot do this.".
Bi Jie also said that for children in early childhood, adults' behavior is their imitation object. "Today's children are very smart, and electronic products don't need to be taught. Parents should first set an example, not be a" bow head clan ", and demonstrate to their children. I think this is the most direct and effective". Bi Jie said that adults at home should obey an "iron rule" when looking after children: they are not allowed to play with mobile phones when accompanying children. "It is necessary to strengthen the quality of parent-child companionship and refuse 'body style' companionship".
Xie Like, vice president of the Eye Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that children aged 0-3 should try not to watch electronic products, and children aged 3-6 should not watch electronic products for more than half an hour every day. "This should be done whether it is playing with children or teaching them knowledge. In addition, we should take more children to participate in outdoor activities. Children before the age of 6 should have a balanced diet when they grow up. They should be encouraged to eat meat, eggs, milk, vegetables and fruits.".
What should parents do to prevent children's myopia? 68.9% of the surveyed parents pointed out that the use of electronic products should be controlled, and 68.7% of the surveyed parents suggested increasing outdoor activities.
59.9% of the surveyed parents said they would reduce their dependence on electronic products, and 57.6% of the surveyed parents said they would take their children for eye examinations regularly. Others: keep a scientific distance between video screens (47.0%), ensure sufficient indoor light (42.1%), prepare qualified eye protection lamps (37.5%), and pay attention to healthy diet (26.5%).
Among the parents of children aged 0-6, 37.8% were children aged 0-3 and 62.2% were children aged 4-6. Only 45.8% of children have completely normal vision, 28.7% are at the edge of myopia, and 25.1% are already nearsighted.
84.1% of the parents of the surveyed children feel that there are many parents around who like to coax their children with electronic products
Watching cartoons while eating, adults and children brushing mobile phones together, and children giving tablets when they cry... these are common phenomena in life. For children aged 0-6 years old, parents play an absolutely critical role in the protection of children's vision.
Last week, a survey of 1532 parents of children aged 0-6 by the Social Survey Center of China Youth Daily (wenjuan. com) showed that 84.1% of the interviewed parents felt that there were many parents around who liked to use electronic products to coax their children. 41.2% of the surveyed parents felt that their awareness of guiding children to use eyes scientifically was generally weak.
Among the parents of the children interviewed, 37.8% were children aged 0-3 and 62.2% were children aged 4-6. Only 45.8% of children have completely normal vision, 28.7% are at the edge of myopia, and 25.1% are already nearsighted.
84.1% of the surveyed parents feel that there are many parents around who like to coax their children with electronic products
"My daughter has just been 11 months old, when she saw adults playing with their mobile phones, she showed great interest and always wanted to grab them. Sometimes my husband also held the children to swipe their mobile phones together, thinking that watching children for entertainment would be" safe and sound ". I told him it was absolutely not allowed," said Liu Wanyu, an employee of a public institution in Beijing.
Liu Wanyu felt that many parents did not realize the harm of exposing their children to electronic products early. "In public places, it is very common for children to sit next to their parents and play with their mobile phones. A child of my good friend is 3 and a half years old. Every time adults talk about things, friends take out their mobile phones to watch programs for children, watching episode after episode.".
Ling Li, born in the 1990s, lives in Nanchang. Her daughter is one and a half years old. She will take her children to have their eyesight tested regularly. She found that many families did not pay attention to eye problems. In order to take the baby easy, play the tablet for the child. Usually, the TV is on as the background sound. "This is a very bad phenomenon". She said, "The brain of children under 3 years old is developing very fast. What parents should do is to guide their children to do useful things and provide rich experience in vision, smell and touch.".
84.1% of the surveyed parents feel that there are many parents around who like to use mobile phones, tablets and other electronic products to coax their children.
Liu Wanyu felt that electronic products had become a "toy" used by many parents to coax their children. "My cousin's children often wash their mobile phones while eating. I suggested putting the mobile phones away, and the adults said, 'If the children don't do it, they can play with their mobile phones for a while.' The children are addicted, and the adults don't want to control it.".
82.6% of the respondents pointed out that many parents around them hold the view that "only electronic products can coax children, not play".
Xie Like, Vice President of the Ophthalmology Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, has a deep understanding of this. "We have found in clinical practice that some parents like to give their mobile phones to their children to play because they are busy with work or weak in consciousness, because children don't cry or make noise when they play. Slowly, playing electronic products will become addictive. This is a very important reason for poor eyesight of children.".
41.2% of the interviewed parents felt that their parents' awareness of guiding children to use eyes scientifically was generally weak
Ling Li said that there are several children around who wear thick glasses when they are less than 10 years old, "and more and more. I think it is directly related to the weak awareness of parents." Ling Li pointed out that some parents don't pay enough attention to themselves, and some are elderly people who take care of their children and don't pay too much attention to them. Children try to be satisfied with what they want to do.
The child of Bi Jie, a post-80s mother in Hangzhou, is 4 years old. She watches tablets for an hour every day for learning and entertainment. At present, the vision is in the normal range, but the hyperopia reserve is insufficient. Bi Jie realized that, on the whole, parents now pay more attention to eyesight than parents of the older generation. But the environment is different. In the network era, electronic products have become "just needed". She believes that cultivating children to use the Internet correctly is also one of the important lessons for parents. "It is necessary to limit the use and have some contact. This is the reason why many parents feel contradictory and difficult to grasp the balance in the actual discipline.".
58.8% of the surveyed parents feel that the current parents have a strong awareness of guiding their children to use their eyes scientifically. However, 41.2% of the surveyed parents think their awareness is weak.
Xie Like feels that many parents attach importance to protecting their children's eyesight and will take their children to the hospital to have their eyesight checked. But there are also some that are not valued. "Especially in the early years, many families also regarded their children playing video games early as a sign of intelligence and an attitude of appreciation".
In addition, he pointed out that parents' excessive expectations and doting psychology have a great impact on children's growth. Parents should take more children to participate in outdoor activities and some public welfare activities. "This is very important for the healthy growth of children. The most important thing for children before the age of 6 is physical and mental health. Parents should not take teaching children how much knowledge as the first thing.".
